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Former Mount Mercy University hurler Todd Oberthien has joined the Central College baseball staff as pitching coach. Coach Matt Schirm also added Turner DeVore as a volunteer assistant.

For the past three years Oberthien has served as a pitching and hitting instructor for Perfect Game in Cedar Rapids, helping develop and scout top Iowa high school players. A 2018 Mount Mercy graduate and Solon, Iowa native, Oberthien compiled a 1.71 earned run average with nine saves as a relief pitcher in 2018 for the Mustangs, gaining Heart of America all-conference honorable mention.

DeVore, a Corydon, Iowa native and graduate of Wayne High School, attended Indian Hills Community College and graduated from Graceland University in 2011. He spent a season as an assistant at Wayne before serving as assistant at Central Decatur High School for two years, then taking over as head coach there for eight seasons. He’s now entering his second year as head coach at Knoxville High School. DeVore and his family live in Knoxville where he serves as a middle school special education teacher.

The pair join Schirm’s staff as the Dutch end a lengthy layoff due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Central posted a 3-3 record before the remainder of the 2020 campaign was canceled in mid-March.

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